By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 2 April with Erwan Gautier, head of Banque de France’s Microeconomic Analysis Division.
22 April 2024
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The first wage agreements for 2024 recently concluded in France show an average year-on-year negotiated wage growth around 3.5% and point to a moderation trend compatible with reaching the 2% inflation target by the end of 2024 in the country, Erwan Gautier, Banque de France’s head of the Microeconomic Analysis Division, told Econostream in a recent interview (transcript here ).
22 April 2024
By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – Euro area households have experienced an increase in housing costs during the years of high inflation and tight monetary policy, according to an Economic Bulletin paper pre-released by the European Central Bank on Monday.
22 April 2024
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Monday said that the ECB would probably start cutting interest rates in June and that easing would be gradual to facilitate adjustment.
22 April 2024
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Monday said that in the context of a changing global economy and a deceleration in productivity, economic growth required that bottlenecks be overcome with new ideas.
22 April 2024
By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – Tensions in the Middle East should not cause a rise of oil prices that would delay an interest rate cut in June, European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau said Sunday.
21 April 2024
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member François Villeroy de Galhau on Thursday said the ECB was confident enough to cut interest rates in June.
19 April 2024
By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus said Friday that his baseline was for three rate cuts this year.
19 April 2024
By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Edward Scicluna said Friday that a June interest rate cut is likely, as inflation has been converging to the 2% target.
19 April 2024
By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – As inflation continues to decline, an interest rate cut could be suitable in June, European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn said Friday.
19 April 2024
By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – An interest rate cut would not happen in June only if unexpected shocks occurred, European Central Bank Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch said Friday.
19 April 2024
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus on Thursday said that the pace of ECB policy easing did not need to be rushed.
18 April 2024
By David Barwick – WASHINGTON (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mário Centeno on Thursday expressed support for the ECB’s data-dependent, meeting-by-meeting approach to setting monetary policy.
18 April 2024
By David Barwick – WASHINGTON (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mário Centeno on Thursday dismissed arguments based on the idea of ‘bumpy’ inflation and warned against taking for granted the resilience of Europe’s labour markets.
18 April 2024
By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – Monetary policy could be eased if it became more certain that inflation was sustainably declining to the European Central Bank's 2% target, ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos said Thursday.
18 April 2024
By Isabel Teles – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot on Thursday said that the risks around the ECB's inflation projections were more symmetrical, which improved confidence in the disinflationary process.
18 April 2024
By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – European Central Bank monetary policy will not be contingent on what the US Fed does, ECB Governing Council member Boris Vujčić said Thursday.
18 April 2024
By Aurėja Bobelytė – VILNIUS (Econostream) – Although European Central Bank interest rates would likely be cut in June, monetary policy would remain restrictive and it would take a while to reach neutral rates, ECB Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said Thursday.
18 April 2024
By Isabel Teles – WASHINGTON (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel on Wednesday said that under conditions of volatility, the role of economic forecasts needed to be reassessed by central banks.
17 April 2024
By David Barwick – WASHINGTON (Econostream) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Thursday said that the ECB could not disregard the implications of foreign exchange fluctuations for inflation.
17 April 2024